Orleans Physics Resource Teacher In-Classroom Support

这个为期两年的项目包括三个部分：(a)夏季讲习班，(b)设备库和(c)学年期间的移动单元。从1990年夏季开始并在1991年继续，将在新奥尔良大学为物理和物理科学教师举办为期8天的实验室/示范讲习班课程。这些课程将在秋季和春季的一学分在职课程中得到补充。此外，奥尔良市物理教师组织正在进行的活动将作为一个相互支持小组。这些工作坊每年将为28名教师提供这些机会。在本学年，由美国物理教师协会在PTRA项目中培训的两名物理资源教师将为新奥尔良半径35英里范围内的物理和物理科学教师提供课堂支持。资源教师将从装有必要的材料和设备的流动面包车单位进行预定访问。这些流动单元将依次从一个设备图书馆中储存适当的中级物理和物理科学课程的材料。移动单元不需要的材料将供该地区的科学教师借阅。该项目汇集了联邦、州和地方的资源，在一个科学教师和学生中有大量少数民族组成的城市地区促进实践科学教学。地方支持需要企业、几个公立和私立学校系统以及新奥尔良大学的合作努力。费用分摊额为237,437美元，相当于NSF奖金的111%。

This two-year project brings together three components: (a) summer workshops, (b) an equipment library and (c) mobile units during the academic year. Beginning in the summer of 1990 and continuing in 1991, eight day laboratory/demontration workshop courses for physics and physical science teachers will be held at the University of New Orleans. These will be complemented by a one credit hour in-service course during the fall and spring. In addition the ongoing activities of the Metro Orleans Physics Teacher Organization will serve as a mutual support group. These workshops will provide these opportunities for 28 teacher each year. During the school year two physics resource teachers trained by the American Association of Physics Teachers in the PTRA program will provide in-classroom support to teachers of physics and physical science in an area within a thirty-five mile radius of New Orleans. The resource teachers will operate from mobile van units containing necessary materials and equipment for their scheduled visits. These mobile units will in turn be stocked from an equipment library holding materials appropriate for courses in physics and physical science at the secondary level. Material not needed for the mobile units will be available for borrowing by science teachers in the area. The project brings together federal, state and local resources to promote hands-on science teaching in an urban area with substantial minority components among the science teachers and in the student population. Local support requires the cooperative efforts of business, several public and private school systems and the University of New Orleans. Cost sharing in an amount of $237,437 equals 111% of the NSF award.